A valuer’s perspective on corporate property investment

A business must achieve a balance between capital growth, yearly return and risk-management. A number of options exist, but many – including dabbling in the stock market – might be considered too risky.
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Is our green countryside being sacrificed for new housing?

There is a huge debate between those who think that the country does not have enough housing, and those who believe that our countryside should be protected.
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Is the financial cleansing of St. Ives a little fishy?

83% of residents of St. Ives in Cornwall voted in a referendum to ban the sale of newly-built second homes to non-locals. The ban, however, cannot be implemented as Cornwall County Council have to decide whether or not to adopt the policy.
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Housing crisis has been predicted to get even worse

In October, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reported in their Residential Survey that the houses prices in the UK are expected to rise by 4.5% per year over the next five years. This is an overall increase of around 25%.
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NatWest plan on cutting the amount of money that it will lend

House buyers who need to pay a deposit of between 15% and 20% will only be allowed to borrow up to 4.45 times their annual salary, a decrease from the original 4.75.
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